1983 California Angels season

1983 California Angels
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1961)
West Division (since 1969)
Location
Anaheim Stadium (since 1966)
Anaheim, California (since 1966)
Other information
Owner(s)	Gene Autry
General manager(s)	Buzzie Bavasi
Manager(s)	John McNamara
Local television	KTLA
Local radio	KMPC (Ron Fairly, Bob Starr, Joe Buttitta, Allan Elconin) KLVE (Antonio Gonzalez, Ulpiano Cos Villa)
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The California Angels 1983 season involved the Angels finishing 5th in the American League west with a record of 70 wins and 92 losses.

Offseason

• January 21, 1983: Ellis Valentine was signed as a free agent by the Angels.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago White Sox	99	63	0.611	—	55–26	44–37
Kansas City Royals	79	83	0.488	20	45–36	34–47
Texas Rangers	77	85	0.475	22	44–37	33–48
Oakland Athletics	74	88	0.457	25	42–39	32–49
California Angels	70	92	0.432	29	35–46	35–46
Minnesota Twins	70	92	0.432	29	37–44	33–48
Seattle Mariners	60	102	0.370	39	30–51	30–51

Record vs. opponents

1983 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	8–5	7–5	7–5	6–7	5–8	8–4	11–2	8–4	6–7	8–4	8–4	9–3	7–6
Boston	5–8	—	6–6	6–6	7–6	4–9	5–7	4–9	5–7	7–6	8–4	7–5	7–5	7–6
California	5–7	6–6	—	3–10	8–4	4–8	6–7	6–6	6–7	5–7	5–8	6–7	6–7	4–8
Chicago	5–7	6–6	10–3	—	8–4	8–4	9–4	4–8	8–5	8–4	8–5	12–1	8–5	5–7
Cleveland	7–6	6–7	4–8	4–8	—	5–8	7–5	3–10	6–6	6–7	7–5	8–4	3–9	4–9
Detroit	8–5	9–4	8–4	4–8	8–5	—	7–5	6–7	9–3	5–8	6–6	8–4	8–4	6–7
Kansas City	4–8	7–5	7–6	4–9	5–7	5–7	—	6–6	6–7	6–6	7–6	8–5	8–5–1	6–6
Milwaukee	2–11	9–4	6–6	8–4	10–3	7–6	6–6	—	8–4	4–9	6–6	5–7	8–4	8–5
Minnesota	4–8	7–5	7–6	5–8	6–6	3–9	7–6	4–8	—	4–8	4–9	9–4	5–8	5–7
New York	7–6	6–7	7–5	4–8	7–6	8–5	6–6	9–4	8–4	—	8–4	7–5	7–5	7–6
Oakland	4–8	4–8	8–5	5–8	5–7	6–6	6–7	6–6	9–4	4–8	—	9–4	2–11	6–6
Seattle	4–8	5–7	7–6	1–12	4–8	4–8	5–8	7–5	4–9	5–7	4–9	—	6–7	4–8
Texas	3–9	5–7	7–6	5–8	9–3	4–8	5–8–1	4–8	8–5	5–7	11–2	7–6	—	4–8
Toronto	6–7	6–7	8–4	7–5	9–4	7–6	6–6	5–8	7–5	6–7	6–6	8–4	8–4	—

Roster

1983 California Angels
Roster
Pitchers 48 Curt Brown 36 Steve Brown 23 Doug Corbett 16 John Curtis 43 Ken Forsch 30 Dave Goltz 41 Andy Hassler 35 Tommy John 24 Bruce Kison 33 Bob Lacey 27 Byron McLaughlin 40 Luis Sánchez 42 Rick Steirer 35 Bill Travers 39 Mike Witt 38 Geoff Zahn		Catchers  8 Bob Boone 13 Joe Ferguson 34 Jerry Narron  3 Mike O'Berry Infielders 48,31 Ricky Adams  7 Rick Burleson 29 Rod Carew 11 Doug DeCinces 10 Tim Foli  4 Bobby Grich 15 Ron Jackson 28 Steve Lubratich 30 Dick Schofield  6 Daryl Sconiers  9 Rob Wilfong		Outfielders 12 Juan Beníquez 37 Mike Brown 32 Bobby Clark  5 Brian Downing 19 Fred Lynn 20 Gary Pettis 17 Ellis Valentine Other batters 44 Reggie Jackson		Manager  2 John McNamara Coaches 49 Bob Clear 18 Preston Gómez  1 Bobby Knoop 47 Tom Morgan 50 Jimmie Reese

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
RF	Valentine, EllisEllis Valentine	86	271	65	.240	13	43
DH	Jackson, ReggieReggie Jackson	116	397	77	.194	14	49

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Beníquez, JuanJuan Beníquez	92	315	96	.305	3	34
Sconiers, DarylDaryl Sconiers	106	314	86	.274	8	46

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Travers, BillBill Travers	10	42.2	0	3	5.91	24

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Brown, CurtCurt Brown	10	1	1	0	7.31	7

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Edmonton Trappers	Pacific Coast League	Moose Stubing
AA	Nashua Angels	Eastern League	Winston Llenas
A	Redwood Pioneers	California League	Jack Lind
A	Peoria Suns	Midwest League	Joe Coleman
A-Short Season	Salem Angels	Northwest League	Joe Maddon

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Redwood

Notes

1. Ellis Valentine at Baseball Reference

References

• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.

External links

• 1983 California Angels at Baseball Reference
• 1983 California Angels at Baseball Almanac